Hi °C | Lo °C Gorey first years add Leinster title
GOREY COMMUNITY School's first year soccer team added a Leinster title to an already impressive list of honours after beating Clane Community School 1-0 in Greystones on Friday last.
Moyne youths savour cup win
MOYNE RANGERS collected their second Wexford Youth Cup in five years with a dominant victory over Division 1 league leaders Kilmore on Saturday last.
Women consolidate third place with victory in Cork
WEXFORD CONSOLIDATED third place in the league when travelling to Turner's Cross midweek and coming away 2-1 victors after an exciting end-to-end encounter.
Wexford stars shine on the Oscar Traynor stage
IT WAS described as one of their best-ever displays whenthe Wexford Football League made the long journey to Jackman Park to hand the Limerick League a 5-0 drubbing in this Oscar Traynor Trophy quarter-final on Saturday night last.
Camolin edge out Castledockrell Utd
Camolin Celtic 3, Castledockrell United 2: These top two sides in Division 2B produced a thrilling Nolan Health and Fitness Cup final despite the windy conditions in Bunclody, with both sides contributing to an entertaining game.
Youths falter as ten-man Longford grab winner
LEAGUE LEADERS Longford Town held out for all three points at the expense of Wexford Youths at Ferrycarrig Park on Friday night last thanks to a 56th-minute goal from leading scorer David O'Sullivan.
Joy for Joseph's with two-goal win
New Ross Town 0 St. Joseph's 2: A blustery Bunclody hosted the Boland Carpets Cup final between St. Joseph's and New Ross Town but, despite the windy conditions, both sides produced an excellent game of football.
North End claim major scalp and reach semis
FOUR STUNNING goals saw North End United claim a major scalp and a place in the last four as they cast aside high-flying Shamrock Rovers in this thrilling Wexford Cup quarter-final played at Belvedere on Sunday last.
Delahunty grabs late winner for women
A VERY windy Ferrycarrig Park saw two weakened squads play out an entertaining game despite the gale-force winds buffeting the Wexford venue. Both sides were hampered by injury and absentees while the home side were without their four international players, with the three Under-17s away with the Irish squad while Under-19 international Rianna Jarrett picked up a serious injury last week in the Netherlands and will be out until at least next season.
Gorey school one step from national honours
GOREY COMMUNITY School are one game away from achieving the ultimate prize in schools Under-15 soccer. Last Thursday they defeated the Munster champions, Blackwater Community School (Lismore), in the All-Ireland semi-final on a 1-0 scoreline in a very tight game played at the R.S.C. in Waterford.
Girls' league titles won
Kilmore United 10, Bunclody AFC 0: Kilmore wrapped up the Under-12 Premier division title on Saturday when proving too strong for a young Bunclody side and securing the points needed to lift the crown.
Gorey duo retain Ireland U15 spots
GOREY DUO Conor Levingston and Corey Chambers have both been selected on the Irish Under-15 international squad of 18 for their next outing.
Women's fine run brought to an end
PEAMOUNT UNITED have moved clear at the top of the Bus Eireann Women's National League after bringing Wexford Youths' long unbeaten run to an end in a game of two halves in Greenogue on Sunday last.
Glory for North End
Killenagh Wanderers 1, North End United 5: North End clinched the Division 1A title in fine style when overcoming Killenagh with relative ease. They are worthy champions after losing their opening two games and being unbeaten ever since.
Taghmon Minors tops
TWO second-half goals helped Taghmon-Camross to emerge with a thoroughly-deserved four-point victory over HWH-Bunclody in this Martin Cullen Cup Minor football league final at Bree on Sunday last.
Youths defeat Celtic in second six-goal classic
WEXFORD YOUTHS and Ross Celtic met in a top of the table clash just two weeks ago and played out an absorbing 3-3 draw.
Rangers save best form for surprise cup victory
ROSSLARE RANGERS caused something of a shock when they started their campaign in impressive fashion with a three-goal victory over Premier Division side Forth Celtic in the Spinglo Wexford Cup third round at Murrintown on Sunday last.
News
'Depraved' man jailed for six years
A 'DEPRAVED' man targeted by vigilantes after he sexually assaulted two little girls due to make their First Holy Communion was jailed for six years last Friday.
'Cuddle cot' for hospital
An Enniscorthy couple presented a 'cuddle cot' in memory of their daughter to Wexford General Hospital last week.
Young man is beaten up and left blind in one eye
A young Wexford man was cut on the face with broken glass and his friend was left blind in one eye following a recent assault in Redmond Square.
Helped to steal €700 of batteries
A man who helped to remove a batch of truck batteries from the yard of an Enniscorthy garage without permission has been convicted and fined €500 for theft.
Victim's dad fears future attack could end in death
The father of an assault victim said he is speaking out about late night street violence in Wexford in the hope of highlghting the problem.
Ticket move 'one giant Leap' for Wexford Bus
Wexford Bus took a giant leap forward last week when it became the first private commercial bus operator in the country to officially adopt the Leap Card ticketing system.
Bank for sale but AIB not moving out
The AIB bank in Wexford is up for sale but account holders in the town need not worry that they are about to be left without a branch on their doorsteps.
Ex-ambassador gets a welcome in home town
GOREY gave a warm welcome home to one of the town's most distinguished sons when former Irish ambassador to Britain Ted Barrington gave a talk to the North Wexford Historical Society about his life and times.
George brings Wexford know-how to Slovakia
A NEW Ross consultancy firm has won a contract to advise on the development of the local start-up ecosystem in Slovakia, with a view to driving economic growth.
Chevron building strong links between Ireland and Nigeria
An Enniscorthy company is looking to Africa as it seeks to expand its brief beyond Ireland. Chevron Training, based at the enterprise centre next to Enniscorthy Vocational College, has set up in partnership with Vacc Technical - a building services company in the Nigerian capital Lagos.
